Sharjah24 – AFP: Second-half substitute Lamine Camara struck deep into injury time as Monaco beat Montpellier 2-1 on Saturday to pull level on points with Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
Monaco celebrated the club's centenary in their Louis-II Stadium with a thrilling victory as Senegalese midfielder Camara, who had come off the bench in the 67th minute, finished off a cross from captain Denis Zakaria.
The victory is a boost before Monaco's Champions League trip to Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday. It allows the Principality side move level on 16 points with leaders PSG after six games.
Decked out in black to commemorate Monaco's original 1924 jersey, Adi Hutter's side were trailing after 16 minutes to Rabby Nzingoula's first Ligue 1 goal.
Montpellier goalkeeper Dimitry Bertaud made two exceptional saves denying Breel Embolo then Denis Zakaria as Monaco continued to push.
US forward Folarin Balogun grabbed the equaliser after 32 minutes finishing off an Embolo cross.
Hutter brought on substitute Camara midway through the second half to give his team impetus.
Montpellier forward Tanguy Coulibaly's sending off in the 90th minute for a second yellow card had repercussions.
The hosts' pressing paid off when Camara broke through in the eighth minute of injury time to deny Montpellier a precious point. They slid to third from bottom of the league.
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